Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-08
State News.
AKDRosCOGGIN.

j. w. Maxwell of Webster, has been elect
ed chairman of the Androscoegin Court OF
County Commissioners. The board is still
at work preparing its annual report of county
affairs for publication. The spportionment
of county tax to the various cities and towns
will be the same as last year Lisbon is one
of the few towns that is not up square on the
county tax. The total assessment is S2S, 900
ARoosTooK.
The Houlton Pioneer saws that p. G.
Smith, Bridgewater boy who is attending
the Pitman Photographic College at Cincn-
na'i, O.. promises to become one of the most
skiltul short-hand reporters and type-w riters
in the country.
The gross receipts at the Houlton post
Office for the last fiscal year were 81 .3S2 55 :;
expenses, $500: net earnings So, ,4S2 62.
Three hundred dollars have already been
raised by the people of Houlton towards the
purchase of the fire bell.
CUMBERLAND.
Ernest Macloon, nephew of Mr.. J. w
Miner of Deering Centre, and who resides in
his family, sustained a severe injury Tu. sdav
by falling on the street car track near the
school house at Morrills Corner, and strik-
ing his head on rail. At last account the
boy was thought to be out OF danger.
Mr.. Albion Cotton fell from a staging AT
Freeport the past week. He was injured in
ternally and died from the effects of it Sat
urday, Jan. |.
Eldorus Stevens, Maine Central brake
man, was found living beside the trac near
Falmouth, Wednesday, having been knocke d
from the top of the car BY an overhead bridge
the train passing along without missing him.
He had received terrible wound on the
back of the head, but soon recovered con
sciousness. The doctors think he will re-
cover. He belongs in Oakland.
PENoBsCoT.
Deputy Sheriff Smiley, of Pstten, brought
a man named George Lundry to Bangor
Tuesday. charged with forging note of s62
on the sheriff, says the Bangor Wbig.
PIsCATAQUIs.
The Dover and Foxcroft Water Company,
to construct works in those villages next sea
son, will build a substantial stone dam across
the Piscataquis river at Pratt's Rips, creating
a head sufficient to drive their pumps and
also provide large power for manufactur-
ing purposes.
SAGADAHoC.
The annual meeting of the Bath Military
and Naval Orphan Asylum was held in that
CITY Monday afternoon. Charles b Merrill
of Portland was elected President; VIM H.
Watson Sf Bath. Secretary; II. A. Duncan,
of Bath, Treasurer; Executive Committee,
S. T. Snipe, w. II. Watson, ). G. Richard
son. Bath.
At the annual meeting of the Peoples
Twenty y-fve cent Savings Bank, Bath, Tues
day, Gale G. Moses was elected President; F.
w. Weeks, Treasurer; Gslen C. Moses, R.
S. Hunt, j. 0. Robinson, John r Kelley and
Gorden S. Pre- ble trustees
A Bath constable the other day used quite
clever stratagem in serving a paper on a
man who was hard to get at. He stagg red
into the mans yard, and finally got aground
and lay down on the back stoop. The lady
of the house came out and ordered him away,
threatening to call her husband if he persist
ed in not going away. The constable per
sisted, and when the husband came out the
officer jumped up and served the paper on
him.
SoLoS.--Our correspondent writes Jan. 3
man named Daniel Hill of New Brunswick
was found dead in his bed at the Carratunk
House in Solon, Friday morning, Dec 81.
He had been at work in the woods, but came
out sick few days before. Heart disease
was supposed to be the cause.-Cold weather
here Friday; 25 and 80 degrees below at The
Forks.
Mr.. Francis Lowe of Skowhegan has pair
of oxen, Shorthorns, which girth feet
inches and weighed 4725 pounds. They are
fine matched ~ to color and build.
WALDO.
contract for building the Haxeltins Library u